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Evolution of Medical Students’ Perception of the Patient’s Right to Privacy

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  • Alberto Álvarez Terán

    (Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Camilo Palazuelos

    (Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Trinidad Dierssen-Sotos

    (Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain
    IDIVAL Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, 39011 Santander, Spain
    Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Jessica Alonso-Molero

    (Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain
    IDIVAL Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Javier Llorca

    (Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain
    Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Inés Gómez-Acebo

    (Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain
    IDIVAL Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, 39011 Santander, Spain
    Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

During clinical rotations, medical students experience situations in which the patients’ right to privacy may be violated. The aim of this study is to analyze medical students’ perception of clinical situations that affect patients’ right to privacy, and to look for the influential factors that may contribute to the infringement on their rights, such as the students’ age, sex, academic year or parents’ educational level. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a survey via “Google Drive”. It consisted of 16 questions about personal information, 24 questions about their experience when rotating and 21 questions about their opinion concerning several situations related to the right to privacy. A total of 129 medical students from various Spanish medical schools participated. Only 31% of 3rd–6th year students declared having signed a confidentiality agreement when starting their clinical practice, and most students (52%) reported that doctors “sometimes”, “rarely” or “never” introduce themselves and the students when entering the patients’ rooms. Additionally, about 50% of all students reported that they would take a picture of a patient’s hospitalization report without his/her (consent), which would be useful for an assignment. Important mistakes during medical students’ rotations have been observed, as well as a general lack of knowledge regarding patient’s right to privacy among Spanish medical students. Men and older students showed better knowledge of current legislation, as well as those whose parents were both university-educated and those in higher academic years.

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  • Alberto Álvarez Terán & Camilo Palazuelos & Trinidad Dierssen-Sotos & Jessica Alonso-Molero & Javier Llorca & Inés Gómez-Acebo, 2022. "Evolution of Medical Students’ Perception of the Patient’s Right to Privacy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-15, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:17:p:11067-:d:906355
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